Impact of body reserves on energy expenditure, water flux, and mating success in breeding male northern elephant seals

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-20

  Crocker, Daniel E ^a   Houser, Dorian S ^b   Webb, Paul M ^c  

^a SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CATABOLISM; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; MALE; METABOLISM; PINNIPED; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; PHOCA; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEALS, EARLESS;

MIROUNGA ANGUSTIROSTRIS;

EID: 84855824376     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/663634     Document Type: Article

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